Category Archives: Shawls

I have to say this first… I, like millions of other people, I can’t believe that 10 years has gone by since the terrorist attacks.

Yes, I do remember where I was, and more than that I remember thinking “I need to call my dad.” I always called my dad when things got scary. I was thinking when is this going to stop and are they going to come here. Silly as is sounds, I was driving to work and couldn’t get there fast enough. I needed to be around other people to feel safe.

OK, I’m going to move on with what’s on the needles!

Mystery Shawl - Susanna IC

Yes, yes I did join another Mystery Shawl KAL!!! I loved the last one so much I couldn’t wait to do another one. This one is being done because Susanna IC on Ravelry has 1000 members (a lot more now). We received our first clue Saturday and we will receive 4 more clues, 1 every 10 days. This is a crescent-shaped shawl (my favorite shape) and I am getting to use the beads I bought for a KAL a few years ago. The yarn is called Moo & Ewe by Miss Babs – the colorway is Blue Leg Mushroom. We cast on 361 sts on size 10 needles, and then the shawl is knit on size 7’s. The color of the yarn is difficult to describe, it has a bit on khaki in it and maybe a touch of brown-gray.

yarn for my newest mystery shawl

The Westknits Mystery Shawl was the very first time that I finished on time and was able to post pictures for the random drawings. I may not have won, but I do have a wonderful shawl!

iphone picture of me at work

In order to eligible to win prizes you had to post a picture of your finished shawl on Thursday the 1st of September. I only had my iphone that I could use to download pictures from… so the next two pictures were also taken with my phone.

Hanging from my cabinets in my office space.

I can’t wait for the weather to get cooler so I can wear it.

And let me not forget that my Mystery Shawl with Wendy is all done and blocked too! I didn’t stay true to the pattern because I wanted to try to make it be a crescent shape. Not the greatest shape, but I still love it and I will wear it.

I have a couple other projects on my needles right now, and I haven’t given up on my RV blanket in the happy Lucy colors. I even started the pillow to go with the blanket, but I do not have pictures yet. That will have to wait until another day.

Other things that have gone on this month are…

The Sock Blanket reveal! On September 1, we had a knit night like no other. The sock blanket we have all been working on was completed and pictures taken. The big secret… well, the blanket was not really for Friendship house, but for our much-loved friend (and LYS owner) Sherri Hughes. She had no idea that all along this was being made for her.

Friendship Blanket – Knit Night @ Tully’s – 09/01/2011

She worked on weaving in the ends, and commented to Linda that she wished she could buy the blanket because she loved it so much. I wish you could have seen the look on her face when we folded up the blanket and handed it to her with a card. I think we all had tears in our eyes. Sherri has come through so much with over a full year of breast cancer treatments. She is one of the strongest people I know. I am so glad that she loves it as much as we loved knitted it for her. So much love and fun went into this blanket.

Sherri opening her card.

In the picture of the blanket in the chair you can see the I-Cord edging, it’s a perfect finish to this blanket.

The count down begins again. I have only 10 days to knit before I have carpal tunnel surgery on my left hand. I survived my non-knitting days when I had my right hand done, by reading blogs and many hours on Ravelry!

I have now knit the first 12 rows 3 times!!! (and it’s taken much coffee to do this!)

I love the yarn and love the color, but then I found the Secret of the Stole II kal (from the Nautical Knitter) and joined it too (it begins Jan 18 – the day after surgery – of course!)

So I made an executive decision to switch yarn on these projects. I’m going to knit my SSS out of the dark red lace yarn I picked up at The Yarn Corner last year when I was getting ready for the MS3 (that I didn’t complete). And I’m going to use the JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18 in suede color for the SOTS ii. I started the SSS again today and so far so good. I’m back to row 8 and I’m loving the color. If you are thinking about joining this KAL you better hurry, she is going to close it on Tuesday the 8th when she posts the 2nd clue.

Other than knitting on my now red shawl today, it started snowing and I have been praying all day that it continues and that we get so much snow that I can’t go to work tomorrow – then I can knit more! I feel like a kid wanting to stay home from school!

My Favorite men…

my baby brother and my husband

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